green bait fish up close and personal?

pignjig · 02-22-08, 09:25 PM

Repoman's question about flats got me to thinking about this. Hope ya'll can help this ign'ernt Italian: A couple/three weeks ago I was bank fishing a reservoir that is too low for boats. I was walking along a light yellow clay bank and saw a school of dark green baitfish horsing around right close to the bank. I thought, at first, that they were shad being chased but when I started to cast out I saw that they weren't shad. Or perch (bluegill). They seemed to be about 2"-3" long and dark green. The water was about 40 or so that day. I tried to sneak my fat carcass up closer to get a real close look but they buggered off.

Is this a common baitfish I've just never seen?

Thanks- P2

Cranebird · 02-22-08, 09:35 PM

That describes about 70 % of the baitfish here, since we do not have shad in the lakes here. They could be

1, Emerald shiners
2 alewife (sawbellies)
3. Smelt
4 fathead minnow

Are you aware of any of these in your waters ?

pignjig · 02-23-08, 06:36 PM

Yah, Cranebird, we do- alewifes and fatheads. I looked up fatheads again and got a better picture. That looks pretty close to what I saw. Good call. Thanks for the help!

Jaison

lunker-lander · 02-24-08, 02:04 PM

I was watching them fishin' in El Salto last night, and saw green splotches, about 10' in diameter under the water surface, and they said they were Tilapia. Do you have these in your lakes? Probably not, but just a guess...

-Lunk-

pignjig · 02-24-08, 06:22 PM

Hey, Lunk! No, we don't have any Tilapia...yet

. I was out bank stompin' today and saw the same fish on the same bank. They look like the Fatheads Cranebird mentioned. Seems weird that I'd never noticed them before, being that I was raised in these parts. Just goes to show what a great big onion bassin' is- one layer after another!

Thanks for the interest!!

P2

senko · 03-02-08, 11:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lunker-lander

about 10' in diameter under the water surface-Lunk-

That's one big fish!!!

3dkicker · 03-15-08, 10:08 PM

For those who don't know what a fathead minnow looks like......(as if you really care about the fathead minnow!)

My questions would be what is the best bait to immitate this baitfish and can you get it done in a color that matches it?

pignjig · 03-15-08, 10:16 PM

Smitty, I'm going back to that reservoir tomorrow with some green colored fluke-looking bait. I'm going to try the Donkey rig C-Rig mentioned in another post. I'll let you know what, if anything, develops.

-Pig

3dkicker · 03-16-08, 02:25 PM

Think about watermelon flukes, pulse worms, etc.

And what about crankbaits? Think of the type and colors that may match.

BassinFever · 03-18-08, 08:29 PM

PNJ

Im from Wisconsin and we have Fatheads all over our rivers. Normally fatheads are choice for live baitin walleys here in the rivers at this time of year. ( Where ever u can find open water that is) I normarlly do just as well C-riggin Zoom Super Fluke JR's in Arkansas Shad or Berkley GULP! Black Shad vs the guys jiggin live fatheads. GL and catch that pig!

pignjig · 03-18-08, 10:08 PM

Thanks, BF! I throw a lot of C-rigs myself and that Arkansas shiner does right well considering who's on the other end...

-Pig

Lilmoosecountry · 03-20-08, 10:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 3dkicker

For those who don't know what a fathead minnow looks like......(as if you really care about the fathead minnow!)

My questions would be what is the best bait to immitate this baitfish and can you get it done in a color that matches it?

Sassy Shad!!!! or give these a try. http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/st...L&cmid=PP_P2_2

carolina-rig-01 · 03-20-08, 06:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pignjig

Smitty, I'm going back to that reservoir tomorrow with some green colored fluke-looking bait. I'm going to try the Donkey rig C-Rig mentioned in another post. I'll let you know what, if anything, develops.

-Pig

a pig using a donkey rig, my god this site is great! i mean you can't make this stuff up.

pignjig · 03-20-08, 10:25 PM

HA! Didn't think of it like that. Very cool, in a sad, sad way... None the less, Pig did try the Donkey rig and was promptly thwarted by 30 mph winds. This has been the windiest spring in the entire history of the universe. Ever. Bar none. The Mississippi has to be maybe 5 miles wider since at least that much of Virginia has been blown into the Atlantic.

-Pig, Donkey rig attempter

torelaxandenjoy · 03-21-08, 12:29 AM

Dag nab it I set up my calendar to pop up a message to me to wish everyone a welcome to the 1st day of Spring and I forgot to do it. So here is a 29 minute replay Happy Spring 3/20/08.

lunker-lander · 03-21-08, 05:51 PM

That's alright, Enjoy! It's not even close to Spring here anyway. 5"+ of snow and more to come.... You tell me....

-Lunk-

02-22-08, 09:25 PM	#1
pignjig BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 499	green bait fish up close and personal? Repoman's question about flats got me to thinking about this. Hope ya'll can help this ign'ernt Italian: A couple/three weeks ago I was bank fishing a reservoir that is too low for boats. I was walking along a light yellow clay bank and saw a school of dark green baitfish horsing around right close to the bank. I thought, at first, that they were shad being chased but when I started to cast out I saw that they weren't shad. Or perch (bluegill). They seemed to be about 2"-3" long and dark green. The water was about 40 or so that day. I tried to sneak my fat carcass up closer to get a real close look but they buggered off. Is this a common baitfish I've just never seen? Thanks- P2

02-22-08, 09:35 PM	#2
Cranebird BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bath, NY Posts: 308	That describes about 70 % of the baitfish here, since we do not have shad in the lakes here. They could be 1, Emerald shiners 2 alewife (sawbellies) 3. Smelt 4 fathead minnow Are you aware of any of these in your waters ? __________________ ******************************************

02-24-08, 02:04 PM	#4
lunker-lander BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 1,628	I was watching them fishin' in El Salto last night, and saw green splotches, about 10' in diameter under the water surface, and they said they were Tilapia. Do you have these in your lakes? Probably not, but just a guess... -Lunk- __________________ I don't see why schools are Public. If all schools were made Private, trespassers would be eliminated!

02-24-08, 06:22 PM	#5
pignjig BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 499	Hey, Lunk! No, we don't have any Tilapia...yet. I was out bank stompin' today and saw the same fish on the same bank. They look like the Fatheads Cranebird mentioned. Seems weird that I'd never noticed them before, being that I was raised in these parts. Just goes to show what a great big onion bassin' is- one layer after another! Thanks for the interest!! P2

03-15-08, 10:08 PM	#7
3dkicker BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Spotsylvania, VA Posts: 4,483	For those who don't know what a fathead minnow looks like......(as if you really care about the fathead minnow!) My questions would be what is the best bait to immitate this baitfish and can you get it done in a color that matches it? Attached Thumbnails __________________ Smitty www.smittystubes.com

02-23-08, 06:36 PM	#3
pignjig BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 499	Yah, Cranebird, we do- alewifes and fatheads. I looked up fatheads again and got a better picture. That looks pretty close to what I saw. Good call. Thanks for the help! Jaison

03-15-08, 10:16 PM	#8
pignjig BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 499	Smitty, I'm going back to that reservoir tomorrow with some green colored fluke-looking bait. I'm going to try the Donkey rig C-Rig mentioned in another post. I'll let you know what, if anything, develops. -Pig

03-16-08, 02:25 PM	#9
3dkicker BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Spotsylvania, VA Posts: 4,483	Think about watermelon flukes, pulse worms, etc. And what about crankbaits? Think of the type and colors that may match. __________________ Smitty www.smittystubes.com

03-18-08, 08:29 PM	#10
BassinFever BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 2	PNJ Im from Wisconsin and we have Fatheads all over our rivers. Normally fatheads are choice for live baitin walleys here in the rivers at this time of year. ( Where ever u can find open water that is) I normarlly do just as well C-riggin Zoom Super Fluke JR's in Arkansas Shad or Berkley GULP! Black Shad vs the guys jiggin live fatheads. GL and catch that pig!

03-18-08, 10:08 PM	#11
pignjig BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 499	Thanks, BF! I throw a lot of C-rigs myself and that Arkansas shiner does right well considering who's on the other end... -Pig

03-20-08, 10:25 PM	#14
pignjig BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 499	HA! Didn't think of it like that. Very cool, in a sad, sad way... None the less, Pig did try the Donkey rig and was promptly thwarted by 30 mph winds. This has been the windiest spring in the entire history of the universe. Ever. Bar none. The Mississippi has to be maybe 5 miles wider since at least that much of Virginia has been blown into the Atlantic. -Pig, Donkey rig attempter

03-21-08, 12:29 AM	#15
torelaxandenjoy BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Roanoke, VA Posts: 42	Dag nab it I set up my calendar to pop up a message to me to wish everyone a welcome to the 1st day of Spring and I forgot to do it. So here is a 29 minute replay Happy Spring 3/20/08. __________________ "Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after- Thoreau

03-21-08, 05:51 PM	#16
lunker-lander BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 1,628	That's alright, Enjoy! It's not even close to Spring here anyway. 5"+ of snow and more to come.... You tell me.... -Lunk- __________________ I don't see why schools are Public. If all schools were made Private, trespassers would be eliminated!

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